[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 29, Number 40 (Monday, October 11, 1993)]
[Pages 1951-1952]
[Online from the Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

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Executive Order 12870--Trade Promotion Coordinating Committee

 September 30, 1993

    By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and 
the laws of the United States of America, including the Export 
Enhancement Act of 1992 (Public Law 102-429, 106 Stat. 2186), and 
section 301 of title 3, United States Code, it is hereby ordered as 
follows:
    Section 1. Establishment. There is established the ``Trade Promotion 
Coordinating Committee'' (``TPCC''). The Committee shall comprise 
representatives of each of the following:
    (a) Department of Commerce;
    (b) Department of State;
    (c) Department of the Treasury;
    (d) Department of Agriculture;
    (e) Department of Energy;
    (f) Department of Transportation;
    (g) Department of Defense;
    (h) Department of Labor;
    (i) Department of the Interior;
    (j) Agency for International Development;
    (k) Trade and Development Agency;
    (l) Environmental Protection Agency;
    (m) United States Information Agency;
    (n) Small Business Administration;
    (o) Overseas Private Investment Corporation;
    (p) Export-Import Bank of the United States;
    (q) Office of the United States Trade Representative;
    (r) Council of Economic Advisers;
    (s) Office of Management and Budget;
    (t) National Economic Council;
    (u) National Security Council; and
    (v) at the discretion of the President, such other departments or 
      agencies as may be necessary.
    Members of the TPCC shall be appointed by the heads of their 
respective departments or agencies. Such members, as well as their 
designated alternatives, shall be individuals who exercise significant 
decision-making authority in their respective departments or agencies.
    Sec. 2. Chairperson. The Secretary of Commerce shall be the 
chairperson of the TPCC.
    Sec. 3. Purpose. The purpose of the TPCC shall be to provide a 
unifying framework to coordinate the export promotion and export 
financing activities of the United States Government and to develop a 
governmentwide strategic plan for carrying out such programs.
    Sec. 4. Duties. The TPCC shall:
    (a) coordinate the development of the trade promotion policies and 
      programs of the United States Government;
    (b) provide a central source of information for the business 
      community on Federal export promotion and export financing 
      programs;
    (c) coordinate official trade promotion efforts to ensure better 
      delivery of services to U.S. businesses, including:
        (1) information and counseling on U.S. export promotion and 
            export financing programs and opportunities in foreign 
            markets;
        (2) representation of U.S. business interests abroad; and
        (3) assistance with foreign business contacts and projects;
    (d) prevent unnecessary duplication in Federal export promotion and 
      export financing activities;
    (e) assess the appropriate levels and allocation of resources among 
      agencies in support of export promotion and export financing and 
      provide recommendations, through the Director of the Office of 
      Management and Budget to the President, based on its assessment; 
      and
    (f) carry out such other duties as are deemed to be appropriate, 
      consistent with the purpose of the TPCC.

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    Sec. 5. Strategic Plan. To carry out section 4 of this order, the 
TPCC shall develop and implement a governmentwide strategic plan for 
Federal trade promotion efforts. Such plan shall:
    (a) establish a set of priorities for Federal activities in support 
      of U.S. exports and explain the rationale for the priorities;
    (b) review current Federal programs designed to promote the sale of 
      U.S. exports in light of the priorities established under 
      paragraph (a) of this section and develop a plan to bring such 
      activities into line with those priorities and to improve 
      coordination of such activities;
    (c) identify areas of overlap and duplication among Federal export 
      promotion activities and propose means of eliminating them;
    (d) propose, through the Director of the Office of Management and 
      Budget, to the President an annual unified Federal trade promotion 
      budget that supports the plan for priority activities and improved 
      coordination established under paragraph (b) of this section and 
      eliminates funding for the areas of overlap and duplication 
      identified under paragraph (c) of this section; and
    (e) review efforts by the States to promote U.S. exports and propose 
      means of developing cooperation between State and Federal efforts, 
      including co-location, cost-sharing between Federal and State 
      export promotion programs, and sharing of market research data.
    Sec. 6. Report. The chairperson of the TPCC, with the approval of 
the President, shall prepare and submit to the Committee on Banking, 
Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate, and the Committee on Foreign 
Affairs of the House of Representatives, not later than September 30, 
1993, and annually thereafter, a report describing the strategic plan 
developed by the TPCC pursuant to section 5 of this order, the 
implementation of such a plan, and any revisions to the plan.
                                            William J. Clinton
The White House,
September 30, 1993.

[Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, 1:15 p.m., October 1, 
1993]

Note: This Executive order was published in the Federal Register on 
October 4. This item was not received in time for publication in the 
appropriate issue.